Fifty years ago, when the Second Vatican Council was getting under way in Rome, the Rome office of the National Catholic Welfare Conference (predecessor of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops/U.S. Catholic Conference, now the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops) set up briefings for American reporters covering the conference.Among theRead More

My good friend Zach Rowe recently led a baseball clinic for a group of kids from Baltimore City. It was part of his senior project for the McMullen Scholars program. As a peer minister and varsity baseball player at the Hall, he wanted to incorporate his talents and passion forRead More

Some families roast the pumpkin seeds. Others make pumpkin pies. Around here, we’re just happy to get the pumpkin carved without any bloodshed. This weekend when John picked up a knife and headed outside, two excited boys bounced out the door behind him. They hovered, large spoons poised in their hands, as they waitedRead More

  A few months ago I received a message from a mother who had come across my blog. Lisa Murphy told me she was writing a book about her son Daniel, who had passed away after she and her husband adopted him from China. I was so grateful that Lisa had reachedRead More

St. Isaac Jogues Parish is celebrating the Oct. 21 canonization of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha.Read More

In this intense film, Detective Alex Cross probes the mind of a serial killer.Read More

I am thrilled it is autumn, my favorite season. The air is crisp, the leaves are turning stunning shades of red and gold and pumpkins are omnipresent. These days, the sun doesn’t rise until nearly 7 a.m. and we have less than 12 hours of daylight. The days continue to growRead More

See the connection between the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Year of Faith.Read More